You should check out what was originally planned or watch the included deleted scenes (even if one in particular is terrible) with the film. Apparently the entire first act and middle were reshuffled to fit with the current style. Yes, there was still a very bright and family friendly tone, but there was also a lot more stuff going on that never happened in the end.

Watched the "new" Last Action Hero release last night and it is rough. Not a great transfer (not terrible, and no unnecessary DNR or edge enhancements), but the sound mix is awful. Way too heavy on the surrounds with the music score drowning out the dialog and other sounds effects. Also disappointed that the VHS art is just a slip cover and not on the actual Blu-ray case. Still, it was $7, so I wasn't exactly expecting a Criterion level effort.

Additional pickups this week:
Once Upon a Deadpool - It was funny. Glad it was cheap.
Notorious (Criterion) - My favorite Hitchcock finally gets its CC Blu-ray release!
Matilda - Forgot this finally got a Blu-ray release. So happy to finally retire my old pan/scan DVD!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Been meaning to upgrade my DVD copy for a long time. Picked this up a few $ at a thrift store.
Walk the Line - Same as Sundance
Matrix Reloaded (4K) - Finally grabbed the last of the trilogy in 4K (Picked up 1 & 3 cheap).

Watched the "new" Last Action Hero release last night and it is rough. Not a great transfer (not terrible, and no unnecessary DNR or edge enhancements), but the sound mix is awful. Way too heavy on the surrounds with the music score drowning out the dialog and other sounds effects. Also disappointed that the VHS art is just a slip cover and not on the actual Blu-ray case. Still, it was $7, so I wasn't exactly expecting a Criterion level effort.

I haven't gotten to it yet, but from the slip cover I thought it said there was only a Dolby Digital surround mix. Blu-Ray.com corroborates this. I'd have happily glossed over this release and gotten the older one with the DTS-HD MA mix.

I'd love to get that Arrow Crimson Peak release, but that price is way too rich for my blood.

Looks like the VHS cover of LAH was released by Mill Creek. You're pretty much playing Russian Roulette with anything distributed by them. I think they're the same people who released 1080i 16:9 cable masters in blu's early days.

Looks like the VHS cover of LAH was released by Mill Creek. You're pretty much playing Russian Roulette with anything distributed by them. I think they're the same people who released 1080i 16:9 cable masters in blu's early days.

My experience with steelbooks is that half the time one the disc itself has popped out of it's connector and is just rattling around inside.
Has happened to me twice which is when I decided to stop getting them all together.

Only reason I got the second steelbook (Guardians of the Galaxy 2) was because it included the regular Bluray, 4k bluray, and 3D bluray.

That is very disappointing :'(. Love this movie. I already have it on Blu Ray but would happily double dip for the upgrade. Oh well, hopefully it is still coming. Marvel seems to be working their way through them so perhaps it will be delayed until just before the theatrical release of its sequel.

Anyone got a tip for a good (and hopefully cheap) region free blu-ray player? It doesn't need to be able to do much except to play any region. But I can't really find many that are, and some seem rather expensive.

I was at Best Buy today and they had like 20 copies. I assume you ordered from Amazon, because Willow is now a Disney release and Disney never gives Amazon inventory prior to release dates on their titles. Those two will never stop fighting I swear.

I was at Best Buy today and they had like 20 copies. I assume you ordered from Amazon, because Willow is now a Disney release and Disney never gives Amazon inventory prior to release dates on their titles. Those two will never stop fighting I swear.

Sorry i cant find this on google, but isnt there a location that details the digital releases for new movies? I know i can find when they come out for purchase/rent at the stores, but Vudu and other digital stores have them available earlier sometimes.

Hmm, I just checked and I did indeed rip it. I don't recall there being a problem. Want me to try to rip it again? I've noticed on rare occasions, newer versions of MakeMKV have broken some compatibility before. We're talking BR and not UHD right?

Hmm, I just checked and I did indeed rip it. I don't recall there being a problem. Want me to try to rip it again? I've noticed on rare occasions, newer versions of MakeMKV have broken some compatibility before. We're talking BR and not UHD right?

I just ripped the BR that came with the UHD and it completed just fine. I got the complaint about Java too but that didn't have any impact. I'm going to assume you did the typical clean wipe of the disc to make sure there's nothing on it. No visible scratches on the surface? The one thing I've noticed when I do have a problem is that disc will skip during playback in a real BR player. I had that problem on a few TV shows and noticed that behavior. Scratches weren't always obvious either but I got the disc replaced and then it ripped just fine. I'm not sure what else to suggest since you already tried another drive which I only learned recently can actually help when a rip fails. I'm using 1.12.2 64 bit Windows version if that helps as a reference point.

It's because Warner made a deal for Disney to release it (they own the US rights), but Disney didn't really have any interest in catalogue releases, so the print run was incredibly small and it went oop at release basically.

If you don't mind getting the UK version, it's still up on Amazon.co.uk. Warner did the international release themselves so it's still easy to find.

It's because Warner made a deal for Disney to release it (they own the US rights), but Disney didn't really have any interest in catalogue releases, so the print run was incredibly small and it went oop at release basically.

If you don't mind getting the UK version, it's still up on Amazon.co.uk. Warner did the international release themselves so it's still easy to find.

I just ripped the BR that came with the UHD and it completed just fine. I got the complaint about Java too but that didn't have any impact. I'm going to assume you did the typical clean wipe of the disc to make sure there's nothing on it. No visible scratches on the surface? The one thing I've noticed when I do have a problem is that disc will skip during playback in a real BR player. I had that problem on a few TV shows and noticed that behavior. Scratches weren't always obvious either but I got the disc replaced and then it ripped just fine. I'm not sure what else to suggest since you already tried another drive which I only learned recently can actually help when a rip fails. I'm using 1.12.2 64 bit Windows version if that helps as a reference point.

I bought a Sony UBP-X700 UHD (UK) player a few weeks ago since it's a well reviewed player with Dolby Vision.
I've watched three UHDs (2001, Superman and MI:Fallout) and some random blurays on it, but 2 out of the 3 UHDs freeze at a point in the film (2001 and Fallout) and freeze every time. I have to reboot the player to get the disc out. The same discs play fine (without DolbyVision) in my Xbox One, which I used as my player before, and never had an issue with any movie freezing and being unplayable. The blurays I played on the Sony have played without issue.

Has anyone else had an issue with the Sony players or was I just really unlucky with those 2 discs ? I've left a bunch of other discs playing in the background and none have frozen yet.

I've got a week left to return it but just wondering whether to swap for another DV player or just get a refund (I got it from Argos and this was the only Dolby Vision capable player they had for the price).